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Stranded beluga whale lifted out of river Seine at start of return trip to sea

Around 80 vets, firefighters and marine animal experts helped to lift a stranded beluga whale out of the river Seine and onto a barge. © JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP

The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France for a week was removed from the water on Wednesday morning in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation.

The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France for a week was removed from the water on Wednesday morning in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation.

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